The welfare state is unsustainable economically, socially and morally.
The worst form of racism perpetrated against Maori is that "they all think the same way."
They don't. Never have and never will.
I was just watching this Billy Te Kahika episode from Christchurch today.
Yet another freedom of speech issue. Another case of 'social media' quashing real life gatherings.
We all have to rally behind the freedom to speak and be heard.
If we allow ourselves to be divided racially by political manipulation (current modus operandi), we get weaker - not stronger.
Is it interesting that of those people convicted of breaching covid 19 restrictions
- most were men
- around half were under 30
- around half were Maori.
Pretty much the same story as other crime.
Proves yet again the justice system is institutionally sexist, ageist AND racist!
(And before anyone thinks I am condoning people being convicted of breaching covid 19 restrictions, I fully expect that they were concurrent charges to some other law-breaking offences).
Great column from Damien Grant this morning. It nails the frustration that those of us older than most current MPs feel.
"One of the economic lessons we are determined not to learn is that government cannot regulate prosperity. Each generation must learn, from scratch, this lesson. Helpfully, we already know the script.
A successful economy is, over time, corroded by a growing layer of restrictions. Each set of regulations imposes an unintended and unanticipated cost or outcome. This necessitates further rules and government oversight. Eventually the entire system becomes so overwhelmed that it either grinds to a halt or there is a sudden and dramatic economic liberalisation."
